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Mon 24 Dec 2012
The beautiful De Grey Rooms have won the People's Choice York Design Awards.
Thu 20 Dec 2012
As BBC Four traces the history of the pantomime dame, Berwick Kaler, Britain’s longest-serving dame, discusses with Ben Bryant this quintessentially British alter-ego.
Thu 20 Dec 2012
HE may be the UK’s longest-serving dame but he hates the word “drag”. Berwick Kaler, who has entertained countless audiences for more than three decades, says he is not keen on make-up either.
Wed 19 Dec 2012
The cast of Robin Hood And His Merry Mam! were wreaking havoc in York city centre yesterday afternoon as they toured the city centre in a double decker bus, went shopping on Stonegate, and raided York's Chocolate Story...
Tue 18 Dec 2012
People fly in from Sydney to see the panto at York Theatre Royal. What's its secret (aside from Britain's longest-serving dame, Wagon Wheels and 86 costumes)? Article on The Guardian website.
Tue 11 Dec 2012
York Theatre Royal’s exciting new season has taken its inspiration from God’s Own County itself; Yorkshire. From the Wars of the Roses to the wartime bombing in York, from Yorkshire born writers to exciting new theatre companies who have been formed and nurtured here, with over 50 different productions 2013 is the year to celebrate England’s largest county.
Tue 11 Dec 2012
Box Office records are tumbling. Top dames are booked years ahead, and Aladdin starring Lily Savage just opened at the vast O2. Booooooo to austerity, say the stars of pantomime
Mon 10 Dec 2012
York’s legendary pantomime dame Berwick Kaler is set not to just be onstage this Christmas in York Theatre Royal’s latest pantomime blockbuster Robin Hood and his Merry Mam!, he will also be featuring in a major new documentary on BBC 4 about the history of pantomime and the role of the pantomime dame.
Mon 03 Dec 2012
York’s favourite dame, Berwick Kaler, chats to Your Local Link about elephants, Robin Hood and the art of panto.
Mon 03 Dec 2012
In this interview, you get two actors for the price of one. Martin Barrass and Jonathan Race are here to talk about Robin Hood And His Merry Mam, this year’s panto at York Theatre Royal. York Theatre Royal is in a merry mood this year, reports Julian Cole
Wed 28 Nov 2012
Best known as Angie Freeman in Coronation Street, Deborah McAndrew is now an acclaimed playwright. Her critically-lauded adaptation of A Government Inspector hits the Main House this week, a comedy about small-town corruption, unscrupulous councillors, bribes and backhanders.
Wed 28 Nov 2012
In a small Pennine hill town, a mysterious stranger is mistaken for a government inspector. Fearing discovery of their corrupt goings on, the town’s unscrupulous councillors attempt to ingratiate themselves.
Tue 27 Nov 2012
We talk to choreographer Brendan Matthew, who has the unenviable task of teaching Berwick his left from his right...
Fri 16 Nov 2012
Leeds theatre company tutti frutti and York Theatre Royal are delighted to announce that their touring co-production of Hare and Tortoise by the acclaimed playwright Brendan Murray has won the Best Play for Children and Young People category at the 2012 Writers Guild of Great Britain Awards.
Wed 14 Nov 2012
Julian Ollive, the York Theatre Royal’s education and young actors associate, meets a group of pupils from York High School who visited the theatre as part of a new partnership between the school, the theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Thu 08 Nov 2012
We are pleased to announce the speakers confirmed for the 'Narrative and the Now' Studio Talk, taking place on Mon 19th Nov at 7pm.
Thu 08 Nov 2012
Trying to emulate one of his heroes, master of American comedy plays Neil Simon, rarely works out for David Ireland. Steve Pratt from The Press interviews.
Thu 08 Nov 2012
Christmas is coming! The York Theatre Royal Cafe Bar will be offering Christmas Dinners throughout the run of Panto. For just £8 you can have 2 delicious courses to warm you up for the festive season. (Oh yes you can!)
Wed 07 Nov 2012
Hosting the world premier of Susan Watkins’ The Guinea Pig Club led to York Theatre Royal becoming a beacon for Formula One greats this October.
Tue 30 Oct 2012
In a setting of mushroom-inspired architecture, stuffed with ghost stories, superstitions and hidden confectionary in every crevice, the story of one of York’s most significant artistic hubs has almost played out to its final act in parts I and II of the ‘Exploring York Theatre Royal’ series.
Mon 29 Oct 2012
Directors Katie Posner and Juliet Forster discuss the challenge of taking on two short plays which are running back to back in the York Theatre Royal Studio. Tackling modern day relationships with a deliciously dark and funny approach, End Of Desire, the opening play, is by the Irish writer David Ireland, while Escaping Alice is by Matthew Pegg. The first deals with beginnings, while the second considers how matters end.
Wed 24 Oct 2012
The Telegraph awarded 5 stars to The Guinea Pig Club at the weekend to add to the collection of positive national newspaper reviews that the production has garnered, including ones from The Guardian and The Observer. This week sees the final perfomances, so don't miss out!
Wed 24 Oct 2012
The half-term production of Nicholas Wright’s stage adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials Part 1 will mark the tenth anniversary of York Theatre Royal Youth Theatre.
Tue 23 Oct 2012
In part I of the Exploring York Theatre Royal series, the first act of the theatre’s history was played out as naughty nuns and innovative thespians set the stage for York Theatre Royal’s beginnings. Now, as we move deeper into the theatre, it’s time to lay aside the medieval history textbooks and turn our attention to the nitty gritty world of acting and performance. For away from the bright lights of the stage, a whole myriad of spaces and hide-outs open up, riddled with the history of theatre .
Tue 16 Oct 2012
Martha Graham, the American modern dancer and choreographer, once said that “theatre is a verb before it is a noun, an act before it is place” and she is unquestionably right.
Mon 15 Oct 2012
From The Telegraph: Sir Jackie Stewart joins the RAF airmen who were badly burnt during the war at a special performance of Susan Watkins's inspiring play, The Guinea Pig Club
Thu 11 Oct 2012
Fiona spoke to YorkMix about The Guinea Pig Club, her television roles and her acting heroes.
Tue 09 Oct 2012
Visiting children from Chernobyl met the cast of Rapunzel at York Theatre Royal.
Tue 09 Oct 2012
Second World War glider pilot, Dr Sandy Saunders, was the guest of honour at the premiere of a play about the plastic surgeon who helped transform his life.
Fri 05 Oct 2012
Fresh from directing The York Mystery Plays, Damian Cruden is now in his fifteenth year at York Theatre Royal. Whats On Stage caught up with him during rehearsals for a new play by Susan Watkins. Interview by Sue Casson.
Thu 04 Oct 2012
Theatre graduate prize winners will be performing Letters to Yséult and Journey to Karawane as a double bill at York Theatre Royal on Monday 8 October.
Thu 04 Oct 2012
The TMA will hold its annual Theatre Awards UK at London’s historic Guildhall, on Sunday 28 October 2012.
Wed 03 Oct 2012
When tutti frutti’s production of Rapunzel opens in York Theatre Royal’s Studio on September 27th, it will mark 21 years of performance by the Leeds-based company. As befits a company aiming its productions at 3-7 year olds, tutti frutti is small-scale in production style: in her productions artistic director Wendy Harris has used a maximum of four actors (a minimum of one!) and tours take in primary schools and village halls together with studio theatres.
Mon 01 Oct 2012
During rehearsals the cast of upcoming the Main House show spoke to a member of the actual Guinea Pig Club in a visit to a local Air base. Here they speak of the experience and of the production
Mon 01 Oct 2012
Whilst Marlowe’s hapless Doctor Faustus may have seen a sticky and unfortunate end for his dangerous dealings with Lucifer, actor Graeme Hawley seems to have got off pretty lightly with his brush with the devil. For the former Coronation Street star thankfully bears no traces of the devilish alter-ego that has stalked him throughout this summer as he nightly performed the arduous tasks of damning mankind and battling with God, transformed into the ultimate baddy, Satan, for the York Mystery Plays 2012.
Wed 26 Sep 2012
This brand new stage adaptation by BAFTA-winning playwright Roy Williams (Sucker Punch, Fallout, Sing Yer Heart Out For The Lads) of Alan Sillitoe’s 1959 short story, about a young man’s sense of alienation from his society, is a co-production by Pilot Theatre and York Theatre Royal, directed by Marcus Romer. I asked Elliot Barnes-Worrell, making his professional stage debut as Colin Smith, a 17 year-old Borstal boy with a passion for running, why he feels that people should come and see this production.
Mon 24 Sep 2012
Due to the extraordinary demand for places on this terms adult acting classes, we've opened a special Friday class for those who'd like to come along to a specific subject or on a more week by week basis. So if you are 18+ and fancy enhancing your skills in a relaxed atmosphere then join us for the beginning of the new term this Friday 28th September.
Fri 21 Sep 2012
We are looking for young people to join the cast of this year's spectacular pantomime at York Theatre Royal.
Mon 17 Sep 2012
You can now watch the whole of York Mystery Plays 2012 again for free and from the comfort of your own home on The Space website. Click for details.
Fri 14 Sep 2012
This September, we present four individual storytelling-based performances in the Studio, designed to suit a variety of tastes.
Wed 12 Sep 2012
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner director, Marcus Romer chats to James Eaglesfield of Backstage Pass about why Alan Sillitoe's story is still very relevant today.
Tue 11 Sep 2012
City Screen cinema, York is to screen the 1962 film classic The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner at 12.45pm on Sun 16 Sept in conjunction with the world premiere of the new stage production at York Theatre Royal which runs 14 – 29 Sept.
Fri 07 Sep 2012
York Mystery Plays 2012 star Graeme Hawley is set for a speedy return to the City of York after landing the lead role of maverick plastic surgeon Sir Archibald McIndoe in York Theatre Royal and Vroom Productions play The Guinea Pig Club.
Fri 07 Sep 2012
Items for sale will include costumes made from scratch from our team of 120 costume volunteers, clothes and accessories sourced from charity shops and pieces donated from the public. Some items are original vintage and some have been handmade to be in a 30s/40s/50s style - either way this is a chance to pick up some unique for a good price.
Tue 04 Sep 2012
Around 80 guests were treated to a very special audience with Miriam Margolyes to raise money for the Theatre's work with Young People.
Fri 31 Aug 2012
There are five blokes in the room, big blokes. Scary looking big blokes. And the biggest one of all is shouting out orders.
Fri 24 Aug 2012
York Press Arts Editor Charles Hutchinson speaks to playwright John Godber about just how Bouncers is still relevant today.
Thu 23 Aug 2012
City of York Council and York-based film company Parashoots are looking for 2 female actors for a specially commissioned short film.
Tue 21 Aug 2012
One of the shows produced as part of the Play in a Week youth sessions is going to the Galtres Festival this weekend.
Thu 16 Aug 2012
Despite some sold-out shows, there are still good tickets available for this spectacular show over the next fortnight.
Mon 13 Aug 2012
Singamajigs is a fresh concept for preschool music helping your child to develop a love of music. Ages 0 - 4 yrs
Thu 09 Aug 2012
There are some bizarre items on the agenda of today's production meeting at York Theatre Royal. Topics include "dinosaur topiary" and Pontius Pilate's underwear, while the wardrobe supervisor is anxious to know God's measurements.
Fri 03 Aug 2012
This month’s York Mystery Plays has produced an exciting response from J-Night and York Theatre Royal, the York Mystery Soul Festival, six summer nights of hot jazz, gospel and soul music, running August 10-25.
Fri 03 Aug 2012
York's Mystery Plays, which begin a month-long run on Thursday, will be a "spectacular" event for the city, organisers have pledged.
Mon 30 Jul 2012
With The York Mystery Plays 2012 about to open, Charles Hutchinson profiles three key players in the production.
Fri 27 Jul 2012
A new season of exciting and different work is now on sale at York Theatre Royal.
Fri 27 Jul 2012
Ever wondered what the Mystery Plays site build might look like if you took a photo of it every minute for 3 weeks, sped it up to watch in under 2 minutes and added some epic music? Wonder no more!
Wed 25 Jul 2012
Available from York Theatre Royal and the Yorkshire Museum shop.
Wed 25 Jul 2012
Featuring National Brass Band Championship finalists Shepherd Group Brass Band and York Railway Institute Band.
Tue 24 Jul 2012
An actor from Cawood, who returned to the stage after a 40 year absence, has landed a part in the York Mystery Plays starting in August.
Tue 24 Jul 2012
The Archbishop of York has inspected the final preparations for an event billed as Britain's biggest outdoor theatre production.
Tue 24 Jul 2012
Extra Park&Ride services are to be laid on as the York Mystery Plays return to the city next month.
Mon 23 Jul 2012
With 600 performers and 1,700 volunteers working round the clock, Nick Ahad goes behind the scenes of York’s Mystery Places and finds a production on an epic scale.
Fri 20 Jul 2012
The two casts for Mike Kenny’s new adaptation of the York Mystery Plays take to the Museum Gardens stage for the first time.
Thu 19 Jul 2012
Tickets have now all but sold out for some matinee performances of the York Mystery Plays , as box office staff have been swamped with inquiries.
Tue 17 Jul 2012
SCORES of singers and brass band players are preparing to bring music to the York Mystery Plays next month.
Tue 17 Jul 2012
York Theatre Royal Young Actors Company presents a new production at the Yorkshire Museum - and it's free!
Mon 16 Jul 2012
Following on from last year’s smash hit Hare and Tortoise, the acclaimed tutti frutti are set to celebrate their 21st anniversary with an enchanting new adaptation byleading children's playwright Mike Kenny of the much loved story Rapunzel.
Wed 11 Jul 2012
In spite of the current weather conditions, the roof has now been secured, guaranteeing that all audience members remain covered and dry throughout each performance.
Tue 10 Jul 2012
Yesterday, HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York visited the City as part of the York800 charter day celebrations. He visited the 1212 exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum and the build site of York Mystery Plays 2012. See photos...
Sat 30 Jun 2012
We had a chat with Ferdinand Kingsley (Playing God/Jesus) and Graeme Hawley (Playing Satan) about their involvement in the York Mystery Plays 2012. Want to know what they had to say?
Wed 20 Jun 2012
Princess Beatrice of York paid a special visit to the York Mystery Plays costume workshops on Tuesday to see some of the 3,000 items of costume being made.
Fri 01 Jun 2012
Applications for TakeOver 2013 are now open! Forms and Job Descriptions on the YTR website. Closing date 1st July.
Tue 29 May 2012
The actor who played one of Coronation Street’s most infamous villains will play the Devil in York Mystery Plays 2012.
Thu 24 May 2012
We are excited to announce that Ferdinand Kingsley will play God and Jesus in this summers York Mystery Plays
Tue 22 May 2012
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Thu 17 May 2012
The Arts Council have today announced that York Theatre Royal and Pilot Theatre are two of 173 organisations who have been successful in their bid for Catalyst funds. Catalyst is a capacity building and match funding scheme which will enable arts organisations to build their fundraising capacity.
Wed 09 May 2012
Pilot Theatre are hosting a fortnightly "behind-the-scenes" broadcast every other Tuesday at 6pm.
Tue 01 May 2012
A message of good luck from Rachel Tucker, star of 'Wicked' at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, to York Musical Theatre Company.
Mon 16 Apr 2012
As part of the Youth Theatre's Missing Mysteries project, 4 groups recorded audio plays as well. Listen here...
Wed 11 Apr 2012
You may know that York Theatre Royal runs one of the largest Youth Theatre programmes in the country, however you may not know that we also run classes for adults as well.
Fri 23 Mar 2012
Comedian & Actor joins cast of Northern Broadside’s Love’s Labour’s Lost for cameo role on 5 May 2012
Mon 27 Feb 2012
Steven Pinder met WhatsOnStage's Sue Casson to chat about his career and an interesting role in The Diary of Anne Frank...
Thu 23 Feb 2012
Tickets for this years brand new pantomime, Robin Hood and his Merry Mam!, go on sale at 9 am Thu 1 March. Tickets are only available in person at the box office on Thu 1 March. The queues start very early (with some people camping out over night to make sure they get their favourite seats), so book early to avoid disappointment. Tickets are available over the phone and online from 10 am on Fri 2 Mar.
Wed 22 Feb 2012
10½ hours, 7 dance styles. It can only be our famous Dance-a-thon. Returning to the De Grey Rooms Ballroom for a second year, York Theatre Royal will be hosting a fundraising Dance-a-thon in aid of much needed repairs to the main stage.
Wed 22 Feb 2012
With two casts of 300, the Mystery Plays have many people to costume – and we need your help!
Wed 15 Feb 2012
What do you think of the weekly email? Do you find it interesting? Is it too long? Too short? Too purple? Tell us!
Wed 18 Jan 2012
The TakeOver artistic team will be producing Shakespeare's 'As You like It' at this year's festival, which returns for the 4th year this May.
Wed 18 Jan 2012
Last Friday the former head of the BBC and ITV, presenter Michael Grade, and a team from BBC 4 joined us to film part of York's favourite panto.
Wed 11 Jan 2012
This week and next represent the last chance to come and audition to be on stage for The York Mystery Plays.
Tue 03 Jan 2012
We are very excited to announce that Christopher Timothy (of "All Creatures Great and Small" and "Doctors" fame) will be taking the part of Otto Frank in "The Diary of Anne Frank" in February.
